Banksy ( Bristol , 1974 or 1975) is an artist English.
is one of the leaders of street art . He knows that he grew up in Bristol but his real identity is kept hidden. His works are often satirical background and cover topics such as politics the culture el ' ethics. The technique he prefers for his work guerrilla art has always been the stencil, precisely with that Banksy came to collect an increasing success at street artists from around the world. His stencils have just started to appear in Bristol, then London, particularly in areas in the northeast, and follow in the major European capitals, notably not only on the walls of the streets, but also in unexpected places as the cages of the zoo of Barcelona . Despite the recent world-famous and notable quotes of his work, Banksy continues a rimanere fuori dallo starsystem e a preferire la sua arte in mezzo alla gente comune.
"A lot of people never use their initiative because n o-one told them to."
"It takes a lot of guts to stand up anonimously in a western democracy and call for things no one else believes in - like peace and justice and f reedom."
